The play was so good!!! I love the theater!!!!!! I WISH WE COULD GO MORE OFTEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sobs plays are good and I love them in general ;w;

But!!! The Importance of Being Earnest was gonna be queer no matter what, but this was a delightfully homosexual production :D All the costuming was spot on and just!!! I don't have enough smart words to describe it, but it was fun *w*

Also, we took the boys (because of course we did), so Double Face also got to have a nice date night!


and the theater is just soooooo pretty!!!!
HOLD ON FUCK WHATEVER ELSE I WAS GONNA SAY IN THIS ENTRY: SWITCH EVENT PREVIEW IS HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!! And I'm gonna take a hard stance and start complaining immediately, because excuse me wtf Tsumugi got a fucking hair cut?????


LIKE WHAT THE HELL IS THIS, SIR


AND it appears to be Natsume's fault- I don't care if Tsumugi asked him to do it, I'll fistfight him no matter what!!!!
sobs I was so excited...I mean I still am!!!!!! I'm just sad about Tsumugi and his hair and his promise to Natsume and.......and I thought maybe it would finally be longer AND INSTEAD THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm okay I'm okay lying

uhhhhhhhh okay. cool. lemme not end this by whining XD I've got a couple more pics from date night :D

( just click on through for more adorable bear nui content )

LOOK AT HIM I GOT HIM I GOT KOHAKUUUUUUUUU ♥
I spent a chunk of today getting perfect combos to grind out more dia in jp and it was all worth it because he came home ;w;

also his skill name is ママはぐタイム aka 'Mama hug time' plz don't play with my heart like this I will die if Madara is on the other side of the cross scout I'LL DIE I'll fucking die if their first dedicated story together post-DF disbandment is also with watching kids like????? WHAT'S THE MEANING THERE????

it means they're married and in love and gonna raise a family together I guess idk I'm delusional about them and I don't care

I love how it's not even guaranteed that Madara is in the cross scout/story and I'm already being insane...I'm just built different I guess XD But since February is such a short month, the scout preview is today, so we'll find out sooooooon~~~~


anyway of course I put them on my home screen together...I had to!!! they're in their most recent rate up 5* outfits ♥
Anyway, Liz and I have a date tonight!!! I got us tickets to a live recording of The Importance of Being Earnest, as performed by the National Theatre. I saw someone talking about it on instagram and Liz loves theater (I mean, I do too, but I didn't major in it in college), and then one of the few Baltimore showtimes happened to be at one of our fave local theaters :D LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT IN A COUPLE HOURS!!!!!! ♥♥♥

I'm trying this thing where I don't only sew things in the ~month leading up to anime conventions. Crazy, I know XD But I made a cute sewing buddy after Otakon - a black and orange plush cat with pockets for various sewing accessories + places to attach pins - and I'm aiming to do the same sorta thing now. Liz found a site with nui-related patterns and I decided to jump right into making some kimonos for Double Face~

Yesterday, I picked out some fabric - finally putting years of hoarding scraps to good use! - and watched one of the tutorials. And then todaaaaaaay, Liz and I went out to check out one of our local crafting stores! I'm distraught over Joanns closing, but luckily we live in a big enough city that we have other options. There are a few, but we left late enough in the day that we only had time to check out one.


and it was really nice!!! they didn't have a ton of apparel fabric, but what they had was high quality :D
And then Liz and I found the most dangerous place: a pay what you want craft supplies store. I can't even get into it right now; we stopped for a very brief bit and still left with a bunch XD We'll be going back later for SURE. I did manage to pick up some very thin cording for the kimonos, which is what we kinda went out for in the first place...so that was good!

( some pics of the fabric I picked out and the beginnings of the project :D )

Anyway! I'm waiting for glue to dry, but I'll be getting back to the teeny tiny kimonos soon~ It's not my normal kind of project - I hate working with such small things - but for the nuis...anything is possible uwu

I'm still whining about pain, though I've tried to do light stretching the past couple of days...it's sorta helping, I guess? Also I spent most of yesterday curled up in the lovesac with my nuis, which probably helped too. It was very cozy and warm *w*


my ~work station~ aka the best spot in the house (it's on top of a heating vent)
And then todaaaaaay I went to Costco with Liz. It was a brief trip, but it got me out of the house! I'd been holed up since getting back from the con late late Saturday night. It's just been so cooooooold.

uhhh. what else.

Oh! I'm still picking away at my new tumblr layout, but I'm almost done now!!! I made some really good progress yesterday :D

Also, I got a perfect combo on Ruby Love in engstars...


honestly I'm just sad because saved auto-plays don't carry over after the event ends...so I'll miss you, saved perfect combo......
Other than that, I don't have much to say. I'm still achy and very cold, and I don't see that changing super quickly ;w; I'm gonna try to power through by working on shit in Photoshop - I took some nice pics of Liz + other cosplay friends at katsu!! - and trying to stay optimistic~

( and also sharing more pics from the past couple days~ )

FRIDAAAAAAAAY!!!! The day started with us booking it to registration so I could grab my badge before heading to the room for our panel- Anime Before Anime: Animation in Pre-WW2 Japan. Even though we got there 10 minutes early, there was already a huge line waiting to get in OwO This is the second time we've run it at katsu, and both times now it's gotten a really good reception :D

This year, I recorded Liz and Pat presenting it, so we now have a solid recording- or at least I hope so XD I haven't had a chance to review the footage yet, because you know, con weekend~

OH RIGHT. I didn't end up styling Ibara's wig on Thursday night, so I went in casual clothes + a fun wig so it'd be easier to get around and shop and such. Which was nice! It's always very cramped, especially artist's alley, so being more mobile made it slightly easier.

...only slightly, though, because it's still fucking Katsucon XD

We managed to hit artist alley before the infamous(?) "sewage" explosion!!! A pipe burst on Friday afternoon/evening and dumped gross dish water from the kitchens into artist alley, right on top of someone's booth D: I feel so bad for who it affected ;w; I really hope they're able to get some sort of compensation or something, since that fucking sucks!

Anyway...I usually try to do a full round of artist alley + dealers room before buying anything, but I couldn't resist the allure of Yu-Gi-Oh!


also the artist very kindly gave me badge ribbons for buying so much stuff XD I was just so fucking excited to see anyone selling ygo fanmerch *w*
And then the hell gauntlet: Dealers Room. It's soooooo big and katsu is so hit or miss for dealers, so it ends up being a lot of walking around to find a few gems. But that's cons babeeyyyyyy!!!! Honestly, one of the best parts wasn't even shopping: it was catching up with Tasty Peach! I've been buying their adorable plushies for so long, I've gotten to watch them go from a tiny booth in artist alley to a large presence in dealers room to seeing their stuff for sale in Hot Topic and other physical stores, which is so awesome. Apparently, they have stuff in fucking Epcot now!!!!!! I got to see pictures and it was just so wholesome to see how far they've come ;w;

BUUUUUUUT we only got about halfway through dealers room before we had to bitch out because we were exhausted. I ended up sitting in the lobby for awhile, watching the world go by, while Liz and Pat got our stuff out of our locker. Right before they got back, I saw a Kohaku cosplayer in the Spring Night outfit and let me tell you, the way I practically flew out of my seat to go say hi...

Since we had cosplay to finish - me and my wig styling adventures lmao - we went back to our hotel to get to work!!! If I never touch glue again.....

Also, we had snacks in our room, so we didn't have to pay out the ass for a meal in National Harbor XD

However!!! Some local-ish friends that Liz and I first met at Otakon were also staying in Alexandria, just in a different hotel, so we went over to hang out with them :D Liz was still in Nagisa at that point + they cosplay Hiyori and Jun, which meant that after gossiping for like two hours, I took a bunch of pictures of them. I'm looking forward to going through all the raws of those shots once I feel a little better~

By the time we got back to our hotel room, Pat was getting ready to get a Lyft back to the con for the raaaaaave~~~ Because I was still having a rough time with pain + wig styling to work on, Liz and I stayed behind and just kinda chilled while making glue wefts for Madara. It was sooooooooooo time consuming ;w; They look damn good, but I thought my fingers would be covered in UHU + PVA glue forever D:

After all the wefts for his braids were glued on, I realized two very important things:

1. the glue was gonna take awhile to dry before I could safely tug on the hair enough to braid it
2. we hadn't eaten any "real" food since the continental breakfast at around 9 am, and it was now after midnight

So, it was off to the 24 hour diner!!! There was one across the street from our hotel, which was very convenient after a long day. It's a local chain and we actually went to one of them after Anime USA back in October, and I remembered it being pretty damn good- and I was right! idk, maybe it's just me, but diner food always tastes best at 3 in the morning.


the boys went everywhere with me all weekend, including the high risk situation of taking pictures of them with food ♥
I somehow thought I'd be able to get back to the wig after eating, but it was like...4:30 am at that point???? So we passed the hell out, thus ending ~day 1~ of the con!

( but I doooooo have more pictures to share from it! )

aaaaaand that's a wrap on that! I'll get to the next day soon, hopefully, since I'm technically halfway done already!!!! I wanna complete the con reports~~~~~

WE HAVE MADE IT TO KATSUCON!!!!!!!!! We even almost made it to our hotel before midnight- we would have if not for the super long wait on the fucking drawbridge into Alexandria...bluh.

ANYWAY!!! I spent today gluing wefts to Madara's hairline, which was an exercise in patience and also my back fuckin' hurt ;w; Lotsa leaning and holding small strips of hair while waiting for things to dry, which is the exact sort of thing that fucks with my back D: But his hairline is done and looks beautiful!

...now to style the rest of the wig.

I had to take a break and take a power nap on the couch, and I woke up basically just in time for Liz and Pat to get home. Liz and I ran out to the thrift store and I finally found an acceptable shirt for Ibara - cutting it close! - before rushing back home to start packing. Originally, I wanted to style Madara before leaving, but I realized I'd rather be settled into the hotel room and styling him there, rather than having to drive down in the middle of the night.

So, we made it to National Harbor in surprisingly good time, I found a parking spot right by the con hotel, and we made it into Katsucon in time to pick up our badges*

*Liz and Pat got their badges because panelist badge pickup was open until midnight and regular registration was only open until 11....we showed up at 11:02 and they turned me away ;w; Like, yes, I get that it was past time, but I'm sorry my disabled ass couldn't move faster. Now I have to run down there before the panel tomorrow morning.

uggghhhhhh

I suppose I could sleep earlier tonight, but I still have to style Ibara's wig :T And I wanna make at least some progress on Madara's...

OH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Someone in the lobby of our hotel recognized my Double Face nuis!!!!! They saw them while we were checking in and apparently they'll be cosplaying Sora at some point this weekend!! So that was a nice interaction *w* I love cons...

Right now, Liz is sewing wefts into the front of my Ibara wig so the bangs go the right way without any bare spots, and then it'll be back on the wig grind~


locked and loaded to drive down to the con!!!!!! idk why I felt like I needed to dress up, but I sure did drive an hour in that wig~

( more pics inside~ )

OKAAAAAAAY!!! With that, I need to get back to work! No promises on con reports for the rest of the weekend, tho XD

Katsucon is upon us, so it's con crunch!!!!!! I'm of course having a rough pain week, so I'm moving extra slowly :T I managed to set up a wig styling station at the couch, though!


yes, I'm styling a whole new wig for Madara.....spoiled!!!
I'm using a lot of new methods on this wig, because I wasn't happy with how his first wig came out. Luckily, I snagged some cheap wigs from my favorite beauty store, sewed them together, and harvested a bunch of wefts to use for the bangs/hairline.

.........I did run out and have to buy another for the braids, but at least I found one in the same color on clearance for $10! So, in total his new wig has only cost me $22, which I'd say is damn good :D

My fingers are covered in glue right now, which is less good. Also, the whole couch is covered in wig fibers...and I am not enjoying that part. I'm pleased with how it's coming along...just glue and hair everywhere ;w;

Right now I'm actually taking a break from gluing loose hair into wefts because my back hurts so badly. I'm just frustrated!!! It's slowing me down and we leave for the con tomorrow.

...maybe I'll have more caffeine................

Oh!!!!!!!!!! THE ADORABLE KOHAKU AND MADARA BEAR NUIS ARRIVED TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


sobs they're so cute I wanna die they're precious- also featuring Lumos patiently letting me put crap on her for pictures XD
The package also included a rainbow ALKALOID/Crazy:B light stick, some light up Kohaku and Aira stars, and a few doujins :D I'm so glad they made it here before katsu!!!!!!!!! I was afraid they wouldn't, since it was cutting pretty close ;w; BUT HERE THEY ARE!!!

mmkay I'm gonna get back to wig + watching Blazing Saddles, lemme just share some more pictures from today and Liz's birthday :D

( no I'm not procrastinating I'm achy, I have an excuse~ )

one of your best boys is here to cheer you on!!!!
Today is dragonofeternal's 34th birthday!!!! I was afraid I wouldn't finish this in time, but I'm getting it in just under the wire~~~

I have a lot more to say about the day and how much I love them, but we're the middle of watching Dramatica Act 1 with the group chat (the enstars discord we mod) and I don't wanna miss any more of it ♥

I did something new today! I debated back and forth whether it belonged here or in my graphics journal, but I eventually settled on killiansicons because it's a run down of my year as a creator. So!! Here it is~


my icon progression for 2024!
I had some gaps in making things, but overall, I'm quite happy with how this past year went for graphics :D Let's celebrate that instead of how little writing I did...

Yesterday, Liz and I went out for the afternoon!!! I hadn't left the house in a week, due to the weather and general bad brain feels, so I needed to get out. We went to McDonald's for the Pokemon happy meals and then had a nice, lengthy stay at a bubble tea place. I'm slowly working on new icons and sorta poking at plans for a couple new layouts, and I'd like to say I spent the time working on those, but...I'd be lying XD I spent a decent amount of time waxing poetic about GreatestJournal and its similarities with DW ♥

also shit-talking the horrible color scheme at insanejournal shhhhh it's so bad I could never be there full time and that opinion hasn't changed since like 2007 lmao

But yeah!!! It was a nice time! And then today we went to PetSmart to get yet another claw trimmer, because we keep losing them :T Lumos's claws had gotten so fuckin long; she kept accidentally hurting us. Now that she's had her manipedi, she's much less dangerous to snuggle.


double face boba tea date!
aaaand that's all for now~ I have graphics to stare at XD

I got Mika!!!!!!!


he's so beautiful this event is so beautiful I love it ;w;
Honestly, the whole aesthetic of the event is soooooo good...I love Valkyrie *w* Also, they actually launched Mika into space, which was delightful. I wasn't sure if it was gonna be a bait and switch in the first half, but no!!!!! They really sent him to space!!! :D

And they dropped the "new" Valkyrie song in game, aka the beautiful past-Valkyrie MV that Studio Orange made for the bluray release of the anime. I figured it would be the new song added right after the event, but nooooope, we're still getting a new song this week! Valkyrie is just so spoiled XD All the riches of heaven with this unit...

Anyway! Tonight we're having a bit of an anime throwback~ Pat wanted to watch Black Butler and asked Liz if they had a physical copy (because Liz owns a lot of anime on DVDs). During the discussion, Lumos perked up and got so excited, it was so cute!!! But then we watched something random on Youtube during dinner, as we usually do, and she was so upset- she turned around, tucked her head into the corner of the couch, and refused to look at any of us.

....until we finally put on Kuroshitsuji, and then she immediately got into it.


my cat is a fujoshi ♥
Literally, she was SO PUMPED that we finally put it on, she's been happily watching it with us for hours now. She's having the time of her life!!! It's so fucking cute ;w;

I love her ♥

It's been a fun bit of nostalgia, though! I haven't watched the anime since it was airing - Pat and I were following it while I was in my freshman year of college and he was still back in Pittsburgh finishing up high school - so it's been......a very long time XD But it's definitely a delightful watch still, and honestly? I think current fandom culture could use a bit more shamelessly horny shotabait. I'd forgotten just how much it was deliciously itself.

AND GOOD FOR IT!!!!!!!

Also, never forget the time Pat & I bought an incredibly explicit Sebastian/Ciel doujin at our first Otakon...the cover was so elegant and beautiful, and since you couldn't look inside doujins at cons back in the day...we had no idea it was almost 100% pornography XD That's the first doujinshi I ever purchased, and it's such a fond, dumb memory~

Hmmmmmmm that's about it!! Back to watching anime ;D